I. REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION

1. The Claimant, Infinito Gold Ltd. (“Infinito”), requests the registration of this Request for Arbitration by the Secretary General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”). This request is made pursuant to Article 36 of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (the “ICSID Convention”).

2. Infinito, a Canadian corporation, submits this Request for Arbitration regarding loss and damage incurred by it and by its Costa Rican investment, Industrias Infinito S.A. (“Industrias Infinito”) in respect of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica’s (“Costa Rica”) treatment of Industrias Infinito, the Crucitas mining concession and other mining rights held by Industrias Infinito and the funds that Infinito has invested in and loaned to Industrias Infinito. The Request for Arbitration is made pursuant to Article XII of the Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (the “Bilateral Investment Treaty”).1 Infinito claims that Costa Rica has violated obligations it owes to Infinito and Industrias Infinito under the Bilateral Investment Treaty with respect to the Crucitas project, a gold mining project in Costa Rica.